Networks plan Elizabeth Taylor tributes

Elizabeth Taylor, star of stage and screen who married multiple times, became a successful businesswoman and helped to pioneer the fight against AIDS, died of congestive heart failure on Wednesday, March 23, 2011.

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Several TV networks are paying tribute to the wonderful film icon Elizabeth Taylor, who died Wednesday at the age of 79. The actress starred in 55 movies and 16 TV productions in her long career. She was nominated for five Oscars and won twice, for "Butterfield 8" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

Below is a list of networks and their tributes. I'll add more as I learn about them. All times are Central; check your local listings.

TV Guide Network7 p.m. March 23 and 6 p.m. March 24: "Elizabeth Taylor: A Life, A Legacy," a one-hour special, looks back at her professional and personal life through historical footage and exclusive interviews with such people as Elton John, Sharon Stone and Joan Rivers.

BIO7 p.m. March 24: "BIO Remembers: Elizabeth Taylor" is a two-hour intimate look at the private life of a woman who never got much privacy. This in-depth portrait includes original interviews with lifelong friends and colleagues including Roddy McDowall, Robert Wagner and Michael Jackson as well as memorable film clips and photographs from those who knew her best.

Fox Movie ChannelThe channel will show a marathon of Taylor's film "Cleopatra" this weekend. March 27: 5 a.m., 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; March 28: 12:30 a.m.Included in the marathon is a special presentation of "Fox Legacy" in which Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox, offers his perspective into how "Cleopatra" was made and the impact that film had on Taylor's life and career. That airs at 7 p.m. March 27 and 12 a.m. March 28.

60MinutesOvertime.comTaylor and then-husband Richard Burton appeared on "60 Minutes" 41 years ago to chat about their Hollywood marriage. "Fighting is one of the greatest exercises in marital togetherness," Taylor said. The 1970 interview with Charles Collingwood lives again on 60MinutesOvertime.com.